Category: Ag News
Jun 16
Wade Leist of Michigan Wins 2024 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship at the Oklahoma National Stockyards
After three preliminary qualifiers around the US with over 100 auctioneers competing from across the US and Canada- the thirty best traveled to Oklahoma City this week to compete in the 2024 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. The thirty semifinalists were narrowed to ten finalists on Saturday afternoon- and Wade Leist, …
Jun 14
U.S. Sales of 4-Wheel-Drive Tractors Increase Slightly in May 2024
U.S. sales of 4-Wheel-Drive tractors increased 9.4% in May compared to 2023, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). This increase follows April 2024’s uptick of 24% compared to the year before. The data also indicates U.S. year-to-date sales of 4-Wheel-Drive tractors are up 3.2%. Total U.S. agriculture tractor sales dropped …
Jun 14
Summer Heat: Be Prepared with Your Cattle Herd
As summer temperatures begin to rise, so does the threat of summer heat stress. Heat stress has a negative impact on animal welfare and a health impact on cattle caused by the relationship between temperature, humidity and air flow. Heat stress can impact performance and reproductive efficiency along with health outcomes in livestock. Heat stress …
Jun 14
Producers and Landowners Can Now Sign Up for USDA’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The signup runs from today through June 28, 2024. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve …
Jun 14
Governor Stitt Defends Special Session for A&M Regent Selection
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Governor Kevin Stitt about some of his latest work, from an open seat on the A&M Board of Regents to bills he signed during the 2024 legislative session. First and foremost, Stitt talked his call for a Special Session of the Senate regarding an appointment to the …
Jun 14
Environmental Law Enforcement is the Focus of Free, Upcoming Seminar
To help combat the issue of illegal roadside dumps, Oklahoma State University Extension is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development to host an Oklahoma Environmental Law Enforcement Training Seminar on July 25 in Durant, Oklahoma. What: Law enforcement professionals, city officials, tribal environmental representatives, county commissioners and anyone interested in learning about environmental law enforcement …
Jun 14
Five Rural Businesses Selected for 2024 AgCelerate Oklahoma Agricultural Innovation Cohort
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has selected five rural-Oklahoma businesses to be part of the 2024 AgCelerate Oklahoma cohort through the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from OKFB along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic …
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